| Date |
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| 2018-09-02 15:55:05 | CODES IN EFFECT: |
| | FBC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | WPB FBC = WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC 2017 |
| | 6TH ED, CHAPTER 1. |
| | FBC EC = FLORIDA BUILDING CODE ENERGY CONSERVATION 2017 |
| | 6TH EDITION |
| | FBC RE = FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL CODE 2017 6TH EDITION |
| | NEC = NFPA 70 2014 EDITION, NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE |
| | FS = FLORIDA STATUTES |
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| | ELECTRICAL REVIEW STATUS: DENIED, SEE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | PREVIOUS COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED |
| | SATISFACTORILY ARE MARKED AS CORRECTED. PREVIOUS |
| | COMMENTS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED SATISFACTORILY |
| | HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS IN PARENTHESES. ANY NEW |
| | COMMENTS WILL BE LISTED AFTER PREVIOUS COMMENTS. |
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| | 1. VALUE FOR WORK STATED ON PERMIT APPLICATION APPEARS |
| | LOW. PROVIDE COPY OF SIGNED CONTRACT WITH SCOPE AND |
| | VALUE OF WORK, TO INCLUDE ALL MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR |
| | ENTIRE PROJECT. FBC 109.3 (CONTRACT PROVIDED DOES |
| | INCLUDE ALL WORK. PROVIDE TOTAL BREAKSOWN WITH ALL |
| | TRADES SHOWN. THIS MUST INCLUDE VALUE OF MATERIALS |
| | WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR SUPPLIES THEM OR THE OWNER |
| | PROVIDES.) |
| | 2. ELECTRICAL NOTE STATES: "ALL WP OUTLETS SHALL BE |
| | WITH GFCI PROTECTION PER N.E.C.8.(B).3". THIS CODE |
| | SECTION DOES NOT EXIST. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 210.8; |
| | WPB FBC 107.2.1 (NOTE STILL STATES WRONG CODE SECTION, |
| | AND THEN STATES PROPER CODE ARTICLE. CORRECT |
| | DISCREPANCY.) |
| | 3. OTHER ELECTRICAL NOTE STATES: "PROSSIGERS ROOM IN |
| | MEDICAL FACILITIES AS PER 517.13 FBC 2017 6TH ED." THIS |
| | CODE SECTION DOES NOT EXIST IN THE FBC. DOES THIS NOTE |
| | RELATE TO PATIENT CARE AREAS AND THE REDUNDANT |
| | GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS OF NEC 517.13? PROVIDE |
| | CLARIFICAITON AND/OR CORRECTION. DO YOU MEAN PROCEDURE |
| | ROOMS? NOTE SHOULD CLEARLY REFLECT WHAT THE NEC STATES |
| | FOR THE REQUIREMENT. IDENTIFY THESE ROOMS ON PLAN. WPB |
| | FBC 107.2.1 (NOT CORRECTED. ROOMS NOT IDENTIFIED.) |
| | 4. ELECTRICAL MAINS NEED TO BE GROUPED PER NEC 230.72. |
| | (AS THESE MAINS ARE EXISTING, PROVIDE SIGNAGE DETAILS |
| | TO IDENTIFY ALL MAIN LOACATIONS PER NEC 230.2(E) ) |
| | 5. IT APPEARS FROM THE RISER DIAGRAM AND PANEL |
| | SCHEDULES THAT THERE IS NOT A MAIN DISCONNECT FOR EACH. |
| | AN UNGROUNDED CONDUCTOR IS NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER A |
| | BUIDLING WITHOUT OVERCURRENT AND DISCONNECTING MEANS, |
| | GREATER THAN 8 FEET. PROVIDE CORRECTION. NEC 230.70 |
| | (RISER DIAGRAM WAS REMOVED FROM PLAN. PROVIDE RISER |
| | DETAIL, SHOWING ALL ASPECTS OF EXISTING SERVICE. NEC |
| | 215.5) |
| | 6. CORRECTED, EXISTING SERVICE AND PANELS. |
| | 7. CORRECTED, EXISTING SERVICE AND PANELS. |
| | 8. PROVIDE CHART OF INTERIOR LIGHTING POWER ALLOWANCES |
| | EXPRESSED IN WATTAGE PER THE FBC ENERGY CODE IN |
| | RELATION TO THE WATTAGE OF THE CONNECTED INTERIOR |
| | LIGHTING PROPOSED TO COMPLY WITH CODE. FBC EC C405.4.2 |
| | (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | 9. PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL INTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS |
| | STIPULATED IN THE FBC ENERGY CODE. MANY AREAS DO NOT |
| | SHOW THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL REQUIRED. FBC EC C405.2 (NOT |
| | PROVIDED.) |
| | 10. PROVIDE SHOW WINDOW RECEPTACLE OUTLETS PER NEC |
| | 210.62. (DO NOT KNOW IF COMPLIED OR NOT BECAUSE PANEL |
| | SCHEDULES WERE REMOVED FROM PLAN.) |
| | 11. CORRECTED. |
| | 12. CORRECTED. |
| | 13. CORRECTED. |
| | 14. PROVIDE ACCURATE LOAD CALCULATION FOR SERVICE AND |
| | FOR EACH PANEL. DEMAND FACTORS PERMITTED IN RESIDENTIAL |
| | INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED FOR COMMERCIAL |
| | INSTALLATIONS. NEC 220 (NOT PROVIDED.) |
| | |
| | NEW COMMENTS: |
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| | 15. PROVIDE PANEL SCHEDULE INDICATING ANY NEW OR |
| | ALTERED CIRCUITS, THE WIRE AND BREAKER SIZE FOR THESE |
| | CIRCUITS, AND AFCI OR GFCI PROTECTION WHERE APPLICABLE |
| | TO COMPLY WITH CODE. NEC 210.8, 210.12, 210.19, 210.20, |
| | 215.5, 408.4 |
| | 16. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT SOME OF THESE COMMENTS HAVE |
| | NOT BEEN ADDRESSED FOR TWO REVIEWS. IF UPON THE THIRD |
| | REVIEW, IF IT IS NECESSARY TO REJECT THE SUBMITTED PLAN |
| | A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME REASONS, AN ADDITIONAL PLAN |
| | REVIEW IS REQUIRED. FLORIDA STATUTES STATE: WITH |
| | RESPECT TO EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS |
| | DOCUMENTS, IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN |
| | ORDER TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | CODE AND ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS |
| | REQUIRED BY THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO |
| | CORRECT A CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY |
| | NOTED IN EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, |
| | EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| | ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| | MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| | REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| | COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| | GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| | REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| | A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| | PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. FS 553.80(2)(B) |
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| | END OF COMMENTS. |
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| | PLEASE NOTE: SUBMITTAL OF ADDITIONAL AND/OR REVISED |
| | MATERIALS MAY RESULT IN NEW PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS. WHEN |
| | RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| | LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| | RESUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, INSERT CORRECTED PAGES |
| | INTO THE ORIGINAL SUBMITTAL AND REMOVE THE PREVIOUSLY |
| | REVIEWED SHEETS. ONE COPY OF THE PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED |
| | SHEETS SHOULD REMAIN IN PACKAGE AND BE MARKED ?OLD |
| | SHEETS?. |
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| | SINCERELY, |
| | |
| | JOHN PEARSON |
| | ELECTRICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| | 561-805-6746 |
| | [email protected] |
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